Cubs 3, Mets 0

Well, that went pretty much as expected, with the very stoppable force meeting the unhittable object. Kazuo Matsui was the highlight of the Mets' offense, hitting a pair of singles which accounted for half of the team's hits on the day as they wasted another decent start by Tyler Yates. Matsui did also get picked off of first base by Kerry Wood, though, and has yet to sucessfully steal a base, now having been caught twice. Yates went five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out three, allowing one home run on his way to his second loss of the season.

Today's game figures to be more of the same, but with the pitching matchup at least favoring the Mets this time. Al Leiter (1-0, 0.52) tries to continue his dominant performance while Matt Clement (2-1, 2.76) opposes him for the Cubs.  ¶ joe | 1:57 PM |